162 Bible verses about the Desert

Think about the desert. Vast, empty, and lonely. It's a dangerous place, a place of scarcity where water and resources are hard to come by. Yet, despite all the hardship, the desert holds deep spiritual meaning.

The desert reminds me of the Israelites wandering for 40 years before reaching the Promised Land. Amidst the dryness and struggles, they learned invaluable lessons and experienced God's faithfulness and provision firsthand.

Throughout the Bible, the desert is a place of testing, but also a place of spiritual growth. So many biblical figures wandered through the desert, both literally and figuratively. They faced loneliness, hardship, and temptation. Yet, it was in the desert that they encountered God's presence in a profound way.

In the desert, we often come face-to-face with our own weaknesses and limitations. But it's precisely in those limitations that we discover the transformative power of God's grace. He can turn our barrenness into fruitfulness, our trials into a testament to His love and mercy.

The desert also teaches us to rely solely on God. It shows us that our own strength is limited and that in Him we find the provision and sustenance we need for our spiritual lives. Remember, even when going through tough times, you're never truly alone. Just as God guided and sustained the Israelites in the desert, He is present in our lives, too, holding our hand every step of the way.

All along the way I, the Lord your God, have blessed your every effort. I have been attentive to your travels through this great wasteland. These forty years I have been with you; you have lacked for nothing.’”

I cared for you in the wilderness, in the dry desert where no water was.

Now Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.

In the wilderness John the baptizer began preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

Then Moses led Israel to journey away from the Red Sea. They went out to the Desert of Shur, walked for three days into the desert, and found no water.

When they journeyed from Elim, the entire company of Israelites came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their exodus from the land of Egypt.

Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the sovereign Lord.

Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

The whole community of the Israelites traveled on their journey from the Desert of Sin according to the Lord’s instruction, and they pitched camp in Rephidim. Now there was no water for the people to drink.

Then the lame will leap like a deer, the mute tongue will shout for joy; for water will flow in the desert, streams in the wilderness.

and your children will wander in the wilderness forty years and suffer for your unfaithfulness, until your dead bodies lie finished in the wilderness.

I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them to the land I had given them – a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.

Remember the whole way by which he has brought you these forty years through the desert so that he might, by humbling you, test you to see if you have it within you to keep his commandments or not.

I have led you through the desert for forty years. Your clothing has not worn out nor have your sandals deteriorated.

However, in the future I will allure her; I will lead her back into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.

I brought you up from the land of Egypt; I led you through the wilderness for forty years so you could take the Amorites’ land as your own.

O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and insulted him in the desert!They again challenged God, and offended the Holy One of Israel.

The Spirit immediately drove him into the wilderness.

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,

They wandered through the wilderness on a desert road; they found no city in which to live.He would pour contempt upon princes, and he made them wander in a wasteland with no road.Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the Lord’s acts of loyal love!They were hungry and thirsty; they fainted from exhaustion.

who turned a rock into a pool of water, a hard rock into springs of water!

Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.)

A voice cries out, “In the wilderness clear a way for the Lord; construct in the desert a road for our God.

But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were cut down in the wilderness.

“Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness.

I will make streams flow down the slopes and produce springs in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water and the arid land into springs.

“The elders will listen to you, and then you and the elders of Israel must go to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now, let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’

“Look, I am about to do something new. Now it begins to happen! Do you not recognize it? Yes, I will make a road in the desert and paths in the wilderness.

which the Lord commanded Moses on Mount Sinai on the day he commanded the Israelites to present their offerings to the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai.

They do not thirst as he leads them through dry regions; he makes water flow out of a rock for them; he splits open a rock and water flows out.’

The Lord said to Aaron, “Go to the wilderness to meet Moses. So he went and met him at the mountain of God and greeted him with a kiss.

I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written: ‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”Then the devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to his needs.Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, he went into Galilee.While in Galilee, he moved from Nazareth to make his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,so that what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way by the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles –the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.”From that time Jesus began to preach this message: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).He said to them, “Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people.”After he fasted forty days and forty nights he was famished.

Your dead bodies will fall in this wilderness – all those of you who were numbered, according to your full number, from twenty years old and upward, who have murmured against me.

But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate him.

He was in the wilderness forty days, enduring temptations from Satan. He was with wild animals, and angels were ministering to his needs.

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’and ‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”So when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until a more opportune time.Then Jesus, in the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and news about him spread throughout the surrounding countryside.He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by all.Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read,and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was famished.

This man led them out, performing wonders and miraculous signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.

(the world was not worthy of them); they wandered in deserts and mountains and caves and openings in the earth.

And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,

As for his people, he turned a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into springs of water.

The Lord found him in a desolate land, in an empty wasteland where animals howl. He continually guarded him and taught him; he continually protected him like the pupil of his eye.

“I am going to send an angel before you to protect you as you journey and to bring you into the place that I have prepared.

Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?

Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me.

O God, when you lead your people into battle, when you march through the desert, (Selah)

He broke open rocks in the wilderness, and gave them enough water to fill the depths of the sea.He caused streams to flow from the rock, and made the water flow like rivers.

As they pass through the Baca Valley, he provides a spring for them. The rain even covers it with pools of water.

As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king –

O Lord, restore our well-being, just as the streams in the arid south are replenished.

For everything there is an appointed time, and an appropriate time for every activity on earth:

This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.

Let the desert and dry region be happy; let the wilderness rejoice and bloom like a lily!those whom the Lord has ransomed will return that way. They will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear.Let it richly bloom; let it rejoice and shout with delight! It is given the grandeur of Lebanon, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the grandeur of the Lord, the splendor of our God.

The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched from thirst. I, the Lord, will respond to their prayers; I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.

They did not ask: ‘Where is the Lord who delivered us out of Egypt, who brought us through the wilderness, through a land of desert sands and rift valleys, through a land of drought and deep darkness, through a land in which no one travels, and where no one lives?’

Remember my impoverished and homeless condition, which is a bitter poison.He drove me into captivity and made me walk in darkness and not light.I continually think about this, and I am depressed.

I will place my breath in you and you will live; I will give you rest in your own land. Then you will know that I am the Lord – I have spoken and I will act, declares the Lord.’”

He turns springs into streams; they flow between the mountains.They provide water for all the animals in the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.The birds of the sky live beside them; they chirp among the bushes.

As for his people, he turned a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into springs of water.He allowed the hungry to settle there, and they established a city in which to live.They cultivated fields, and planted vineyards, which yielded a harvest of fruit.He blessed them so that they became very numerous. He would not allow their cattle to decrease in number.

It will so happen that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be delivered. For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who survive, just as the Lord has promised; the remnant will be those whom the Lord will call.

And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.

On the last day of the feast, the greatest day, Jesus stood up and shouted out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me, andlet the one who believes in me drink. Just as the scripture says, ‘From within him will flow rivers of living water.’”

For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

Surely he rescues me from all trouble, and I triumph over my enemies.

“Hey, all who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come! Buy and eat! Come! Buy wine and milk without money and without cost!The rain and snow fall from the sky and do not return, but instead water the earth and make it produce and yield crops, and provide seed for the planter and food for those who must eat.In the same way, the promise that I make does not return to me, having accomplished nothing. No, it is realized as I desire and is fulfilled as I intend.”Indeed you will go out with joy; you will be led along in peace; the mountains and hills will give a joyful shout before you, and all the trees in the field will clap their hands.Evergreens will grow in place of thorn bushes, firs will grow in place of nettles; they will be a monument to the Lord, a permanent reminder that will remain.Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? Why spend your hard-earned money on something that will not satisfy? Listen carefully to me and eat what is nourishing! Enjoy fine food!

The Lord will continually lead you; he will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water.

to the one who led his people through the wilderness, for his loyal love endures,

The Lord is merciful and fair; our God is compassionate.The Lord protects the untrained; I was in serious trouble and he delivered me.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”

Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land.

Look, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have purified you in the furnace of misery.

Go! I am sending you out like lambs surrounded by wolves.

The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”

Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,

The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork.

Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.

And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.

For I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your borders; no one will covet your land when you go up to appear before the Lord your God three times in the year.

So the Israelites set out on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran.

The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one!

I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye.

From the most remote place on earth I call out to you in my despair. Lead me up to an inaccessible rocky summit!

But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient and demonstrate great loyal love and faithfulness.

He led them on a level road, that they might find a city in which to live.

I collapse from grief. Sustain me by your word!

Look, God is my deliverer! I will trust in him and not fear. For the Lord gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer.”

You keep completely safe the people who maintain their faith, for they trust in you.

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you – yes, I help you – yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again – he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

This is the man who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors, and he received living oracles to give to you.

No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us!

Consequently the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.

I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.

Certainly the Lord does not forsake his people; he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.

Even when you are old, I will take care of you, even when you have gray hair, I will carry you. I made you and I will support you; I will carry you and rescue you.

They will not be hungry or thirsty; the sun’s oppressive heat will not beat down on them, for one who has compassion on them will guide them; he will lead them to springs of water.

I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?My help comes from the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth!

It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he can provide for those whom he loves even when they sleep.

Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land.

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.

Yes, Lord, you rescued my life from death, and kept my feet from stumbling.

You deserve praise, O Lord! Teach me your statutes!

The Lord lifts up the oppressed, but knocks the wicked to the ground.

What do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray?And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.

And look, I am sending you what my Father promised. But stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join fervently with me in prayer to God on my behalf.

No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it.

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble.

who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle’s.

to the one who remembered us when we were down, for his loyal love endures,

The Lord supports all who fall, and lifts up all who are bent over.

O Lord, you make us secure, for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us.

For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the Lord. ‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope.

The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and placed me in the midst of the valley, and it was full of bones.So I prophesied as I was commanded, and the breath came into them; they lived and stood on their feet, an extremely great army.Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.’Therefore prophesy, and tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am about to open your graves and will raise you from your graves, my people. I will bring you to the land of Israel.Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and raise you from your graves, my people.I will place my breath in you and you will live; I will give you rest in your own land. Then you will know that I am the Lord – I have spoken and I will act, declares the Lord.’”The word of the Lord came to me:“As for you, son of man, take one branch, and write on it, ‘For Judah, and for the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another branch and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the branch of Ephraim and all the house of Israel associated with him.’Join them as one stick; they will be as one in your hand.When your people say to you, ‘Will you not tell us what these things mean?’tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am about to take the branch of Joseph which is in the hand of Ephraim and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will place them on the stick of Judah, and make them into one stick – they will be one in my hand.’He made me walk all around among them. I realized there were a great many bones in the valley and they were very dry.The sticks you write on will be in your hand in front of them.Then tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am about to take the Israelites from among the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from round about and bring them to their land.I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over them all. They will never again be two nations and never again be divided into two kingdoms.They will not defile themselves with their idols, their detestable things, and all their rebellious deeds. I will save them from all their unfaithfulness by which they sinned. I will purify them; they will become my people and I will become their God.“‘My servant David will be king over them; there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow my regulations and carefully observe my statutes.They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, in which your fathers lived; they will live in it – they and their children and their grandchildren forever. David my servant will be prince over them forever.I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be a perpetual covenant with them. I will establish them, increase their numbers, and place my sanctuary among them forever.My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.Then, when my sanctuary is among them forever, the nations will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel.’”He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said to him, “Sovereign Lord, you know.”

He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.

Yet he brought out his people like sheep; he led them through the wilderness like a flock.He guided them safely along, while the sea covered their enemies.

How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple!

Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”

“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.

because everyone who has been fathered by God conquers the world. This is the conquering power that has conquered the world: our faith.

Your hands made me and formed me. Give me understanding so that I might learn your commands.

He did not waver in unbelief about the promise of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.He was fully convinced that what God promised he was also able to do.

If I were to say, “Certainly the darkness will cover me, and the light will turn to night all around me,”even the darkness is not too dark for you to see, and the night is as bright as day; darkness and light are the same to you.

I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.O Lord, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.Please be willing, O Lord, to rescue me! O Lord, hurry and help me!May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” be humiliated and disgraced!May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, “May the Lord be praised!”I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.

When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

But our citizenship is in heaven – and we also await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.

Attention! Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who serve in the Lord’s temple during the night.Lift your hands toward the sanctuary and praise the Lord!

So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness.Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.Therefore, strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees,and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.And see to it that no one becomes an immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.For you know that later when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, although he sought the blessing with tears.For you have not come to something that can be touched, to a burning fire and darkness and gloom and a whirlwindand the blast of a trumpet and a voice uttering words such that those who heard begged to hear no more.keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the honor both now and on that eternal day.

Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, since we have been reconciled, will we be saved by his life?Not only this, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received this reconciliation.So then, just as sin entered the world through one man and death through sin, and so death spread to all people because all sinned –for before the law was given, sin was in the world, but there is no accounting for sin when there is no law.Yet death reigned from Adam until Moses even over those who did not sin in the same way that Adam (who is a type of the coming one) transgressed.But the gracious gift is not like the transgression. For if the many died through the transgression of the one man, how much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ multiply to the many!And the gift is not like the one who sinned. For judgment, resulting from the one transgression, led to condemnation, but the gracious gift from the many failures led to justification.For if, by the transgression of the one man, death reigned through the one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ!Consequently, just as condemnation for all people came through one transgression, so too through the one righteous act came righteousness leading to life for all people.For just as through the disobedience of the one man many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one man many will be made righteous.through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.

For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.

The river’s channels bring joy to the city of God, the special, holy dwelling place of the sovereign One.

Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.The one who weeps as he walks along, carrying his bag of seed, will certainly come in with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves of grain.

“Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the Lord shines on you!Foreigners will rebuild your walls; their kings will serve you. Even though I struck you down in my anger, I will restore my favor and have compassion on you.Your gates will remain open at all times; they will not be shut during the day or at night, so that the wealth of nations may be delivered, with their kings leading the way.Indeed, nations or kingdoms that do not serve you will perish; such nations will be totally destroyed.The splendor of Lebanon will come to you, its evergreens, firs, and cypresses together, to beautify my palace; I will bestow honor on my throne room.The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you; all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet. They will call you, ‘The City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.’You were once abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, but I will make you a permanent source of pride and joy to coming generations.You will drink the milk of nations; you will nurse at the breasts of kings. Then you will recognize that I, the Lord, am your deliverer, your protector, the powerful ruler of Jacob.Instead of bronze, I will bring you gold, instead of iron, I will bring you silver, instead of wood, I will bring you bronze, instead of stones, I will bring you iron. I will make prosperity your overseer, and vindication your sovereign ruler.Sounds of violence will no longer be heard in your land, or the sounds of destruction and devastation within your borders. You will name your walls, ‘Deliverance,’ and your gates, ‘Praise.’The sun will no longer supply light for you by day, nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you; the Lord will be your permanent source of light – the splendor of your God will shine upon you.For, look, darkness covers the earth and deep darkness covers the nations, but the Lord shines on you; his splendor appears over you.

For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Therefore we do not despair, but even if our physical body is wearing away, our inner person is being renewed day by day.For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparisonbecause we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.

Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it.As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said, “It’s a ghost!” and cried out with fear.But immediately Jesus spoke to them: “Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

I desperately long to know your regulations at all times.

But the Lord delivers the godly; he protects them in times of trouble.

As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God!My enemies’ taunts cut into me to the bone, as they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.I thirst for God, for the living God. I say, “When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?”

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,

For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery.

Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth,

What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

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